"Historically, the British have always been rather wary of grand engineering projects - perhaps understandably, given that many of them have been delivered late and over budget."

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Evan Davis

#Engineering Quotes #Projects Quotes #British Quotes

“What's New Orleans without music? And what's music without dancing?”
“If I were a supervillain, I would end capitalism, racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia... but I guess that's a little too obvious and not villain-y enough. Because that's actually being a superhero. I would break down poverty with my machete; I would end world hunger.”
“Please phrase your answer in the form of a question.”
“That man can interrogate as well as observe nature was a lesson slowly learned in his evolution.”
“Everything seemed meaningless to me. All of a sudden. My own life, the lives of others, of animals of plants, the whole world. It no longer fitted together.”

Source : Erlend Loe (2011). “Naïve. Super”, p.7, Canongate Books
“If I don't have anything to do all day, I might not even put my pants on.”
“Being a musician is very easy. My house is full of musical instruments. There's a lot of music, always.”
“Crows are incredibly smart. They can be taught five things on the drop.”

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